The Archive · 1941

Message of Loyalty

'The Iragh community. in' Bohroin have sent a fclagram to, the Regent rag, Abaui filo' expressing loyalty find calling on him to release Iraq from Rashid All and' rebels Rebel Attack Repulsed RAF, planes made another attack yesterday: on German acrodromes and ores in Iraq, and played a large part dispersing' a. rebel counter-attack. on Fallujah, "This news was given in: tokt night's air communique from. Cairo, which states that rebel forces attacked Fallu-Joh but that, after heavy bombing, "our original positions were occupied'

'A. number of lorries and tanks, are said to have been captured, 'A petrol dump about 12 miles'north of Baghdad was bombed and machin gunned, and four large res. were Started. The British planes left column of smoke more than & mile high.

military communique reveals that 20 rebel amicers and 90 men were captured, in addition, to tanks Fallujah—Reuter. and jerries. in" the fighting. at under guidance of Admiral Darlan's chief negotiator M. Benoist-Menchin, United Press.

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